10:44 PM,
Dec. 30, 2013

Written by

Megan Wyatt
mbwyatt@theadvertiser.com

Lafayette's own Swamp Pop sugarcane sodas have made it onto store shelves nationwide.

On Monday, 270 CostPlus World Market locations in the United States began featuring the sodas - with local flavors of satsuma, fig, cucumber and praline - in each location's Mardi Gras Shop.

"We're really excited to see how people respond to the flavors and brand in other parts of the country where the south Louisiana culture isn't as well-known or prevalent," said John Petersen, co-founder of Swamp Pop. "Because of the huge amount of respect our culinary traditions and heritage have, we hope people ...